Other participating job vendors include PENTA Building Group, Coffee.org, Trinity Rail and Custom Seating. The fair is open to the public, but Cherokee citizens will be given preference. All applicants must be 18 years of age or older.

Attendees should be prepared for on-the-spot interviews and should bring their CDIB, tribal citizenship cards, social security card and an updated resume. For information, contact Dixie Weathers at (918) 453-5735 or dixie-weathers@cherokee.org, or Cherokee Nation Career Services at (918) 453-5555.

River City Safety Council Event

The River City Safety & Environmental Council’s 2014 Arkansas Safety Conference and Trade Show will be held from 7:15 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. April 16 at the Fort Smith Convention Center, 55 S. Seventh St. A $35 registration fee covers lunch and materials. Seating is limited. Pre-paid registration fees are not refundable due to incurred expenses; however substitutions are permitted. For information contact Christina Watkins at (479) 783-1006, Chuck Steffens at (479) 648-4609 or visit www.fortsmithsec.com.

Arkansas Crops Rising

The number of Arkansas acres planted in rice, cotton, sorghum and soybean are all expected to rise in acreage this year, with declines seen for corn and winter wheat, according to a Prospective Plantings report the National Agricultural Statistics Service issued last week.

The service estimates 600,000 acres of corn planted in 2014, down from 880,000 acres planted last year and 855,000 acres harvested.

Cotton has an estimate for 2014 of 340,000 acres, up from last year’s 310,000. Rice clocked in at 1.521 million acres, up from 1.076 million acres in 2013. Sorghum for Arkansas was 140,000 acres, up from 130,000 in 2013. Soybeans, the service estimates, were also up to 3.35 million acres for 2014, compared to 3.260 million acres planted in 2013. Sweet potato acreage in Arkansas was expected to remain the same as the previous two seasons at 4,000.

Winter wheat acres planted in the fall 2013 were pegged at 440,000, well down from the 680,000 planted in fall 2012.

Area businesses can announce relocations, new branches, changed ownership, events and honors from independent organizations by sending information to Times Record Business News, P.O. Box 1359, Fort Smith, AR 72902, or emailing biznews@swtimes.com.